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    • What's New on the Web Page
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    • Overview >
      • Clearwater Lake Association
      • Mission Statement
      • The Legal Paperwork
    • Meetings >
      • 2022 Meetings
      • Past Meetings
    • Membership Communication
    • Membership Dues
    • Meet the Board
    • Recent and Upcoming Events
    • Crayfish Campaign >
      • Trapping
      • Storing
      • Cooking
      • Eating
    • Volunteer Opportunities
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    • Overview >
      • Lake Health Overview
      • Lake Managment Plan
      • What Can I Do
      • 2018 / 2021 Aquatic Vegetation Survey
      • DNR and Milfoil Treatment
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      • Lake Reports
      • Lake Maps
      • Aquatic Management Area
    • Trophic State Index
    • Water Level >
      • Water Level Management
      • HIgh Water Report
      • High Water Damage
      • Ice Heaves
    • Invasive Species >
      • What are Invasive Species
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      • Curly-Leaf Pondweed
      • Rusty Crayfish
      • Buckthorn
      • Invasive Treatment >
        • Treatment Plans
        • Invasive Maps
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      • Clearwater Loons
      • Nesting Project
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Willow Wattle Install

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    There is all kinds of GREAT information out there. 

1. Move the Wattle into position

Our driveway is on top of a hill from our shore.We decided to make the logs on the top of the hill and carry the logs down instead of transporting the willow to the shoreline and making the logs at the shore.Your landscape will dictate the best course for your project.
 
Since there was only 2 of us, we rolled the log onto a tarp and dragged the tarp to the water.By far this was the most physical for me.
 
Once the log was at the shore, it was easy.Get it in the water and float it to the desired location.If you are merging into other logs, push them together to form a more solid continuous line.
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Uncut Narrow Leaf Willow
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Cut Willow delivered - Kathy Peterson

2. Staking it down

Snug the log into the shore and use the mallet to drive the stakes THROUGH the wattle into the ground.You should stake at every twine.Leave about 2 to 3 inches of stake above the wattle level.
 
Be prepared for buried rocks.They send shock waves through your arms!
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My "He-Man" Bob
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3. Fill in behind the wattle with natural debris

The nature of the shore will drive this next step.If the shoreline is undercut or curving, it is best to tuck branches, logs, rocks, etc., into the open spaces between your willow wattle and the shoreline.That is actually the whole point of willow wattle; building up soil behind the log.So giving it a little help in the more open areas will give you a leg up for next year.
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Filling in with twigs in the eroded curve of the shoreline.
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Looking Great! Almost done!

4. Repeat until you are done, out of energy or out of wattle

Since we actually ended up with a few extra sections, we double rowed them in front of the worse eroded area.Then we crashed and burned.It was not “hard” work, but we pushed ourselves until it was done.And we were tired.
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Gives you some perspective of how much shearing we have going one.
All photos by Kathy Peterson.

Turn In Poachers

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Clearwater Forest Camp

Since 1954, Clearwater Forest has served as a retreat center and summer camp.  They are owned and managed by Presbyterian Clearwater Forest, Inc.  Clearwater Forest is an important resident on our lake.  With 4+ miles of lake shore and over 1000 acres around  Clearwater, everyone benefits from their mission statement "... be a faithful steward of God’s creation."

To lean more, go to clearwaterforest.org.
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